A Flying Corpse Travels a Thousand Miles to Deliver Equipment-A Weighty Gift, and an Even Deeper Bond!

The seal on the Soul-Sealing Ice Pearl has not been broken!

The reason the Spirit Ghost was able to appear was simply because it temporarily emerged from the Soul-Sealing Ice Pearl with the help of the 'Ghost Dragon Saliva'!

When the Ghost Dragon Saliva is completely depleted, the Spirit Ghost will be resealed within the 'Soul-Sealing Ice Pearl'. Therefore, a contract must be formed with the Spirit Ghost before the 'Ghost Dragon Saliva' runs out.

After the Spirit Ghost appeared, it first looked around in confusion. Then, it saw the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar' formation on the ground—although it didn't recognize the formation, its intuition told it that this thing was no good!

Mid-Rank Spirit Ghost possess a certain level of intelligence, and when they realized their situation was dire, they began to struggle frantically.

"Waaah~" The Spirit Ghost made a sound like a child crying, and viciously rammed into Song Shuhang. It could tell that Song Shuhang was the one in charge of the formation, and as long as Song Shuhang was killed, the formation would stop!

"Rise!" Song Shuhang shouted calmly. Then he formed a hand seal and gently patted the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar' formation.

After clapping their hands down, the Five-Element Stone and various materials representing the five elements in the formation lit up, transforming into a barrel-shaped circle of light that firmly bound the Spirit Ghost within the formation.

The Spirit Ghost rammed into the light barrier with vicious force, making a loud clanging sound. However, the seemingly thin, barrel-shaped light barrier was unbreakable, remaining completely unharmed despite the Spirit Ghost's frantic ramming and clawing.

The crazed Spirit Ghost could only futilely stumble and crash within the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar' formation...

"Let's begin. Try to subdue the Spirit Ghost before the energy of the Ghost Dragon Saliva and the Five-Element Stone runs out! You have about an hour!" Senior White reminded him.

"Yes!" Song Shuhang continued chanting the incantation for the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar'.

Then he got up and, following the Bagua Footwork that Senior White had taught him that morning, began to dance around the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar'.

He looks exactly like a shaman from a primitive tribe performing a ritual on TV; he looks incredibly silly.

But there's no way around it; that's just how the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar' works. Unless you can create a new Spirit Ghost formation yourself, you'll just have to obediently perform some kind of ritual.

After completing a full circle around the formation, Song Shuhang formed hand seals and softly chanted, "Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Metal Tribulation!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the Five-Element Stone representing 'metal' in the formation lit up!

The next moment, a golden Spirit Ghost appeared out of thin air above the Spirit Ghost's head and slammed down towards it!

"Eek!" the Spirit Ghost cried out, quickly unleashing its innate skill. The Golden Buckler was released, held above its head, blocking the golden greatsword.

The shield and sword were locked in a stalemate, producing a harsh grinding sound, and neither could gain the upper hand for a short time.

"Again!" Song Shuhang continued to perform the ritual around the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar' formation.

After completing another round, he formed another hand seal. "Summon the Wood Tribulation!"

Within the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar' formation, the Five-Element Stone representing the Wood attribute lit up.

Within the formation, ten thorny brambles burst forth from the ground and entangled the Spirit Ghost. The sharp thorns pierced the Spirit Ghost's Spirit Ghost, beginning to draw out its spiritual energy.

"Squeak squeak squeak..." the Spirit Ghost cried out in pain, and gradually, its body became much more transparent.

"It's not over yet!" Song Shuhang performed another great ritual, completing a circle before forming hand seals and shouting, "Water Tribulation, move!"

The Five-Element Stone representing 'water' lit up, and silver raindrops fell beside the golden greatsword. These silver raindrops possessed a terrifying corrosive power. When they landed on the Golden Buckler above the Spirit Ghost's head, the Golden Buckler was corroded with small holes.

The Spirit Ghost wailed, but it was helpless. The 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar' formation space was only so big, and the Spirit Ghost didn't even have a place to hide. It could only condense one small shield, so it could only take all the attacks that followed.

"Fire Tribulation, begin!" Song Shuhang shouted again.

Golden flames suddenly ignited, burning up the thorns and even penetrating the Spirit Ghost's body through the thorns.

The Spirit Ghost writhed in agony, but refused to give up, struggling desperately. It knew only that if it gave up, it would truly be over!

"The final tribulation, the Earth Tribulation! Five tribulations befall you! Submit to me and you will be spared the suffering of the five tribulations!" Song Shuhang roared, his voice like thunder, reaching the ears of the Spirit Ghost.

The Spirit Ghost's body began to petrify from bottom to top. Then the petrified parts were burned, rained on, and pierced by thorns, peeling off piece by piece.

Its size grew smaller and weaker. Yet, it refused to submit and struggled stubbornly.

Song Shuhang was not in a hurry. According to the experience taught by Senior White, the Spirit Ghost in the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar' would not give up struggling until they were about to die.

Only about half an hour had passed since all five tribulations were completed.

What he needed was patience. For the next half hour, he would continuously chant the incantation and tirelessly perform the Bagua steps to enhance the power of the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar'. But he also had to control his strength so as not to accidentally kill the Spirit Ghost...

The Spirit Ghost' resistance grew weaker and weaker.

Next, we'll see whether it gives up first, or whether the Ghost Dragon Saliva in the Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar is used up first!

"Submit to me, and you will be spared the suffering of the five calamities!" After each lap, Song Shuhang would shout, striking at the Spirit Ghost's mind and weakening its will.

His gaze was fixed on the Spirit Ghost within the formation. He was waiting for the Spirit Ghost to be on the verge of death before presenting the contract.

The final step is a test of luck and the ability to manipulate formations.

The more skillful the manipulation, the more precisely the contract can be delivered when the Spirit Ghost is at its weakest!

Then, if you're lucky, you can complete the contract with the Spirit Ghost in one go.

If one's character is flawed, it will require a long battle with the weakened Spirit Ghost, until the Spirit Ghost is completely crushed, both physically and mentally, before the contract can be completed.

If someone has bad luck... and the contract isn't formed even after the Spirit Ghost loses consciousness, the Spirit Ghost will shrink back into the 'Soul-Sealing Ice Pearl,' and the contract will fail!

Venerable White also perked up—he was afraid that if he lost focus and failed to control his aura, it would affect Song Shuhang. Moreover, he was still helping Song Shuhang to preside over the formation, so he could make amends if anything went wrong.

Even the cries of the Spirit Ghost in the Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar became soft and weak, no longer like the sharp cries of a child, but like the feeble moans of a woman.

"Keep going, hang in there a little longer!" Song Shuhang a deep breath, his heart beating slightly faster.

Although the chances of success are slim, it is human nature to hold onto hope.

If Song Shuhang can successfully form a contract with Spirit Ghost, his cultivation will be like having a double cheat code, making one cultivation session equivalent to two sessions for others!

Time passed second by second...

Suddenly, Senior White stood up abruptly, a look of confusion on his face.

Song Shuhang happened to see the Venerable White's puzzled expression. Could it be that something was wrong with my formation?

"Don't get distracted, focus on the 'Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar' formation. You've done a great job. Leave the rest to me," Venerable White comforted him.

Then, Venerable White opened his mouth and spat out a sword light composed of spiritual energy that appeared above Song Shuhang 'Song Shuhang head, firmly protecting him.

After everything was ready, White Venerable went to the window and opened it.

Thirty seconds later...

With a 'whoosh', a cyan figure shot towards the Venerable White's location from afar.

It could be vaguely seen that it was a man wearing a blue Daoist robe, with a giant sword-shaped blue light surrounding him, firmly enveloping him.

Bang! The giant sword energy surrounding the man in the blue Daoist robe smashed through the protective barrier that the Medicine Master had set up outside the building, crashed into the open window, and landed next to Venerable White.

The man in the blue Daoist robe twitched, and after a long while, he let out a scream, "Ah..."

At the same time, the giant sword energy surrounding him shattered like glass and disappeared.

The sword's edge dissipated, leaving only a small, colorful sword that spun in mid-air before embedding itself in the floor.

On the ground, the man in the blue Daoist robe was deathly pale, his eyes filled with resentment. He reached out his hand towards the sky, making a grasping motion in mid-air, as if trying to grab something.

Gradually, his eyes lost focus, and his vision became increasingly blurry.

The Venerable White squatted down, gently pressing his hand against the man's body to check his condition. Then, he sighed and asked, "What's your name? Do you have any last words?"

"A rogue cultivator, Li Tiansu," the man in the blue Daoist robe forced out the words.

After saying this, his body broke apart inch by inch, turning into countless specks of light, and completely disappeared from this world, leaving not even a trace of flesh or blood behind.

With two sharp "dings" and "snap," the man in the blue Daoist robe disappeared, and a worn-out Ancient Copper Ring fell to the ground.

And there was that lone blue dagger stuck in the floor—a testament to the man in the blue Daoist robe who once lived in this world.

Venerable White sighed inwardly.

This rogue cultivator is Fifth-Grade Spirit Emperor Realm, Golden Core level expert. Even in a major sect, he could become a powerful figure like an elder or peak master.

However, he encountered some great calamity that forced him to use all his escape techniques to save his life.

Even his escape technique couldn't save his life; while using it, he suffered another fatal blow. The technique randomly transported him here, but the green-robed rogue cultivator was now lifeless.

Only an Ancient Copper Ring and a blue short sword remained.

The Venerable White picked up the Ancient Copper Ring and the short sword.

The Ancient Copper Ring contained three fixed spell arrays. One was likely Second-Grade fire-based attack spell, another was a Second-Grade healing spell, and the last was a powerful Spirit-Gathering Formation that could gather spiritual energy around a cultivator.

Life is tough for independent cultivators, yet this Fifth-Grade Golden Core cultivator is still wearing second- or third-grade equipment, all for the sake of this 'Spirit-Gathering Formation'.

White Venerable examined the short sword again; its quality was decent enough to barely sustain Sword Flight.

Before he could retrieve his flying sword, the 'Meteor Sword,' he thought to Venerable White that it could be used for transportation.

At that moment, Song Shuhang behind him suddenly shouted, "Senior, help me!"

Just now, after that rogue cultivator's body turned into specks of light and dissipated, the Spirit Ghost within the Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar suddenly seemed to have taken Great Restoration Pill. One second it was so weak it looked like it was about to die, and the next second it was full of energy and vitality, and it looked like it was about to break out of the Five-Element Spirit-Binding Altar...